Typewriting machine



April 21, 1925.

B. c. STICKNEY TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed May 27, 192;

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Patented Apr. 21, 1925.

UNITED STATES BURNHAM C. S'IICKNEY, OF ELIZABETH PATENT crates.

, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO onnnewoon TYPEWRITER COMPANY, OF YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

TYPEWRITING MACHINE.

Application filed May 27, 1921.

To all who/n may concern:

Be it known that I, BURNHAM C. S'rioio Nor, a citizen of the United States, residing in Elizabeth, in the county of Union and a State of New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Typewrit-- 511g Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to noise-deadening 1o casings or hoods for typewriting machines, and is of the same general type disclosed in my co-pending application, Serial No. 429,617, filed December 10, 1920. The invention comprises, in combination with'a Ia typewriting machine, a. sound-deadening casing or hood for enclosing the noise-producing parts of the machine, while the keys and other parts of the machine used in its operation project from the casing or hood.

It is one feature of this invention to provide a die-cast hood which can be easily and cheaply produced.

Another feature of this invention is the construction of the hood in several parts, so that it may be knocked down or dis assembled to enable the parts to be packed within a minimum of space for convenience in shippin and which permits rapid and easy Tet-assembling. F or this purpose, the an hood comprises a cover part and a body part, tl'1e former being readily detachable from the latter, and the bodypart comprises, front,back and side members which are releasably connected to permit the disassembling of the body part. The cover and the various parts-of the body are separate die-castings and so formed that, when assembled, the hood presents a smooth, neatappearance. The cover is further provided with a transparent plate for permitting the machine within the casing to be viewed, and said plate is also releasably mounted to permit its withdrawal for separatepacking, or for replacement.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accon'ipanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the silencing hood, the parts being; shown disassembled.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the hood applied to an Underwood standard type.

writing machine, the front plate being shown detached from the casing.

F aw u tar e suev f t e bo y Serial No. 473,018.

part of the hood, the front plate being shown detached from the casing.

Figure f is a front elevation, partl tioned, of the assembled hood.

The Underwood standard typewriting machine comprises a main frame and an extension 11 of said frame, within which extension are positioned the usual banks of type-keys 9, the machine standing on feet 14, which are usually of rubber. The machine carries a letter-feed carriage 12, supported on a front rail (not shown) and a rear rail 13 on. the main frame, and is proided with a line-space handle 15, which projects forwardly and isbent downwardly for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

For enclosing the machine to deaden the sound produced in typewriting, there is provided a sound-deadening casing or hood which comprises, in general, a lower body part and an upper cover part 21, the body part comprising a front plate 22, end members 23, and a rearplate 24;, all of which are separate die-cast pieces. The end members 23 are provided with rear flanges 25, to the inside surfaces of which is fas- ,tened, preferably by screws 27, the back plate 24; by means of inwardly-extendinnmembers 26 (see Figures 1 and'3). By this arrangement, the outer surface of the back plate 24 is flush with the outer surfaces of flanges 25, and thus forms a smooth exterior without projections. The end members 23 are provided with horizontal extensions 30, over which the carriagetravels to the right and left, said extensions projecting laterally to either side beyond the limits of travel of the carriage. A rear wall 31 of the cover 21 is hingedly connected to-the back plate 2 1 by means of lugs 32 having perforations at their ends forming bearings, the lugs on the cover engaging between perforated lugs 33 on the back plate 24, the perforations of both sets of hugs forming: one long, continuous bearing for a releasable bolt 35, which. may be headed at one end and "pro vided with a nut (not shown) at the other end after it is passed through the lugs 32 and S3 to hold the cover to the body part. The cover is a one-piece diecasting and provided with a forwardly and downwardly sloping wall 39, having an opening behind which is seated a transparent plate 40, held in grooves il. formed by flanges 42 and l?) spaced from the rear surface of the core",

y sec- One-of said tianges,here shown asaflange -13, nay be made removable to facilitate withlrawal and replacement of the plate 10.

The cover part and the various members of "and: positioned by abutn'ients cast intogral with the back plate. To close the openings left between the machine and the easing at the rfront, the front plate 22 is at tached to endmembers 23 by means of bolts 46, passing through alignedv bearings 4:7 formed integral with the end members, and through bearings 48- formed integral with the front .plate22. and occupying the space between bearings 4:7 to form therewith one long, continuous bearing. The front plate 22 is provided with abutments aflto engage the frame 10, at the front.

The heights of front plate 22 and front wall 50 of thecover, are such that, when the cover 1s closed, a longitudinal slot is formed at the front through which various operating members, such as the line-space :handle 15,;project,-for which purpose the line-space handle isextended forwardly and bent downwardly, as previously described. It is necessary to close this slot to prevent sound from passing therethrough, and for this purpose there are provided cushion strips 51 and 52, which may be formed of loops or folds. of suitable material such as plush, felt, or soft leather, the two-ply margins of the cushion strips :beingfined to the inner surfaces,"adjacent the co-op crating "edges, of front plate. 22 and the front all of the cover.

The extensions 30 of the end members 23 terminate at the sides in horizontal ledges 55, forming supports upon which rest horizontal flanges 56' at the sides of the cover.

Layers of sound-deadening materialr59nre interposed between the ledges 55 and'fianges 56 at each side of the hood to prevent the transmission of sound through the sides of? the hood at the meeting edgesof the cover 5 portions for said overhanging side portions,

"and having flanges along the front and rear edges of both the upright and horizontal and body parts. i

A finger-piece 61 is provided at the lefthand end of the cover, by which the latter inn y be swung up to open the hood. In lmojcking down, or, in other-words, disassembling the device for shipping purposes, the cover part may be detached from the body part by withdrawing bolt 85; by removing flange 43, transparent plate 40 may be withdrawn and separately packed; and the body part may be disassembled'by withdrawing bolts 16 to release the front plate 22, and unscrewing back plate 20 from the end members 23. It is thus pos sible to pack the casing so tl1at- .it occupies "claim releasablyconnected 'to said body pgrmit the cover to be detached from the dy part, said walls being releasably 0on a minimum of space and may be conand that the means for fastening the front wall is of such construction to permit it to be readily and quickly detached from the casing, at will, while the latter is in its setup or assembled condition. 1

It will bcnnderstood that the casing may readily-be lined witlrany suitable sounddeadening material, such as felt.

The following claims are directed to inventi ve-organizations of body construction that are not disclosed in my co-pend ing appl ication, No. 381,259, filed May 14:, 1920.

Th s tllJlDllOEttlOll discloses improvements upon the sound-deadening inventions pat ented to John WValdheiin, No. 1, 199,709,

d uly 1, 1924, and upon theinventions shown in my applications, No. 429,617, filed December 16), i920, and No. 468,257, filed May "10, 15921, and in the application'ofAllard, No. 169,114, filed May '13, 1921, and in the application of John NValdheimyNo. 466,820, filed May 4:, 1921; the claims herein being limited to features ofbody construction not showminany ofsaid patent and applications. 1

Variations may scope of the invention, and portions ofthe improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I

1. A knock-down sound deadening casing for typewriting machines, having upper oyerl-ianging side portions to accommodate the travel of the carriage, said casing comprising a body part having front, back and sidewalls, and a cover-part hingedly and part to nected to permit separation thereof in disassembling the body part, said side walls ha ing upright portions adjacent'the sides of :the machine frame and horizontal floor portions for reinforcementand to provide parts to which the front and back ails may be readily secured.

be resorted to within the 2. A knock-down sound-deadening casing for a. typewritingmachine,comprisiniza base and a -cover therefor, saidbase comprising at eachside a sidemember having an upright. wall adjacentthe side of the machine, a floor extending outwardly from the upper edge of said wall to accommodate the carriage in its traveling movements, and flanges extending at rightangles from the rear edges of said upright wall and said floor, and a rear wall to be attached at one edge to the flange on said upright wall and having a lateral projection near its upper edge to co-operate with the flange on said floor.

A sound-deadening casing for typewrit ing machines, having upper'overhanging side portions to accommodate the travel of the typewi'itencarriage and comprising a body part having end members, a front plate, and a, back plate, and a cover part hingedly and releasably connected to said body part to permit said cover part to be detached from the body part, said front plate beingimounted on said end members, said end members formed of single die-castings having vertical walls, horizontal floors for said overhanging portions and flanges at the front and back, said back plate being formed of a single die-casting recessed on its back face to receive said back flanges, so that the outer surfaces of the back flanges and back plate form a continuous rear surface, said front plate being releasably secured to the front flanges of said end members to permit it to be readily attached or detached.

l. A sound-deadening casing for typewriting machines, having upper overhanging side portions to accommodate the travel of the typewriter-carriage and comprising a body part having end members with outwardly extending portions constituting floors for said, overhanging side portions, a front plate,

and a back plate, and a cover part hingedly j and releasably connected to said body part to permit said cover part to be detached from the body part, said end members having front and back flanges, said front plate and said back plate being releasab'ly mounted on said member adjacent said front and back flanges, respectively, to permit disassembling of the body part, said back plate having inturned portions wherebyit may be mounted onthe inner surfaces of said back flanges, so that the outer surfaces of the flanges and back plate form a continuous rear surface.

5, A knock-down sounddeadening casing for t-ypewriting -machines, having upper overhanging side portions to accommodate the travel of the typewriter carriage and cover therefor, said base comprising at each side a side member having an upright wall adjacent the side of the machine, a floor extending outwardly from the upper edge of said wall to accommodate the carriage in its traveling movements, and flanges extending at right angles from the rear edges of said upright wall and said floor, and a rear wall to be attached at one edge of the flange on said uprigl'it wall and having a lateral projection near its upper edge to co-operate with the flange on said floor, said flanges and the adjacent edges on the upright wall and lateral projection being so formed that, when placed together, they co-operate to furnish a smooth joint on the outer surface of the casing.

7. A knock-down sound-deadening casing for a typewriting machine, comprising a base and a cover therefor, said base comprising at each side a east side member having an upright wall provided with stiffening ribs integral therewith, a floor extending out wardly from the upper edge'of said wall to accommodate the carriage in its traveling movements, and a flange projecting from said side member and extending along the front and rear edges of said upright wall and. around the edges of said floor, and a rear wall shaped to engage the-portion of the flange at the rear of the side member and form with the side member a smooth joint.

8. A sound-deadening casing for a typewriting machine, comprising a base and a cover therefor, said base comprising at each side a side member having a side Wall extending upwardly adjacent the side of the machine, a floor extending outwardly from the upper edge of said wall to form with the cover and extension to accommodate the travel of the typewriter-carriage, flanges extending at right angles from said side wall and said floor at the front and rear edges thereof and at the side edge of said floor, and a flange extending inwardly from the top of the flange at the side edge of said floor toprovide a ledge to support the adjacent side of the cover, and a rear wall having lateral projections near its upper edge, the vertical and horizontal flanges on each side member being secured to the adjacent edges of the rear wall and to the lateral projections of the rear wall, respectively. 7

9 A sound-deadening casing for a typewriting machine, comprising a base and a cover therefor, said base comprising at each side a side member having a side wall extending upwardly adjacent the side of the machine, a floor extending outwardly from the upper edge of said wall to form with the cover an extension to accommodate the travel of the typewriter-carriage, flanges extending at right angles from said side wall and said floor at the rear edges thereof and a cover-s1lpporting ledge at the outer edge of saidzfioor, and a rear wall having lateral projections near its upper edge, the vertical and horizontal flanges oneach side member beingsecured to the adjacent edges of the rear wall and to the lateral proj ections of the rear wall, respectively, the flanges and the adjacent edges of the rear wall being so formed that, when assembled, smooth joints will be obtained on: the outer surface of the casing. V

10. A sound-deadening casing for a typewriting machine, comprising a base and a cover therefor, said base comprising inverted L-shaped end walls having flanges at the rear edges thereof an'd a die-cast :rear'wall having recesses on the rear face thereof to receive the ilanges at the rear edges of said end walls, the rear face of said flanges being .finsh with therearface of said rear wall, said rear wall havingat its upper edge hinge members integral therewith, said cover having hinge members to oo-operate with the hinge members on said'rear wall and compaerating with i the npwardly-projeating1 p01 1 tions of the fiangesofsaid end walls to close the upper portion of the casing :in which the typewriter-carriage travels.

11. A sonnd-deadenlngcasmg for :a typewriting machine, comprising a base and .a cover therefor, said base comprising inverted 'L-shaped end walls havlng flanges: at the rear edges thereof and a die-cast rear wall having recesses in its real-face at the edges thereof to receive the flanges at the rear edges of said end wallsfinsh with the rear face of said rear wall, said rear wall having provisions for engaging the back, of the frame ofthe machine for positioning the same and ihavlng at :1ts upper edge lhmge nig for a typewriting machine, CODIPUSUlg members integral therewith. said cover having hinge members to co-operate with the hinge members on said rear walliand co-pcrating with the upwardly-projecting por tionsof the flanges ofsaidend walls to close the upper portion of the casing in which' the typewriter-carri age travels.

12. A sound-deadening casingfor a typewritingumachine, having overhanging side portions to accommodate the travel of the 'typewriter-earnage, said casing comprising front, rear-and side Walls, said front wall having an opening to permit the' insertion of the machine and beingprovidednat each side of the opening with a pair of spaced lugs arranged vertically and having aligned openings therennand a die-cast cover plate for said front wall to extend across-said opening andhaving at each side a rearward ly-extending lug to be inserted between the corresponding pair of lugs on the front wall of the'casingand provided with an opening to be brought into alignment with the openings of these" lugs to permit a bolt to be passed therethrongh to secure the (rower-plate in POSltlOllyQZlUll of said lugs on the enterplate being providcdwith a own-surface to forming parts of said overhanging side portions, :21 back secured :to said side members i in :suchamanner that a suitable tool mustbc used in'attachmg ordetaching the same, said casing havmgan open front to permit the insertion of the machine which, when in position, has its keyboard projecting throngh said opening, a front to close said opening ya-bove andeat the sides of said keyboard, and

means, readily operable manually, for fastening .saidfront on said casing.

14:. A sound-deadening casing for a typewriting machine, comprising a base and a cover" therefor, said base comprising at each side aside member having a side wall ex tending upwardly adjacent the side of the machine, aiioor extending outwardlyfrom the upper edge ofsaid wall to form with the cover an extension to accommodate the travel -ofthe typewritei carriage, and flanges ex tendingat right anglesfrom said side wall and said floor at the rear edges thereof, and a rear wall having lateral projections near its upper edge,thevertical andhorizontal flanges oneach side member being secured to the adjacent side edges of the rear wall andto the lateral projections of the rear wall, respectively, by fastening means operable only from the inside of said casingand inaccessible when the machine is in the easing. l

15- In a knock-down sound-deadening casav-body part and a cover; an integral side right portion, an outwardly-extending floor to form with the cover a chamber to accom' modate the travelof thecarriage and a continuous flange projecting inwardly and extending npwardly along the front edge of said upright portion, around the free edges ofsaid floor, and down the rear edge of the upright portion, the flange, at the outer end of the floor, being bent over to form a coversupporting ledge.

16. In a knock-down sollnd-demlening cas ing for a typewriting machine, comprising a body part and a cover; an integral side .wall for the body part, con'lprising an up right portion, an ontwardly-extending floor to form with the cover a chamber to accrue modate the travel of the carriage, a continu ous flange projecting inwardly and extending upwardly along the front edge of said upright portion, around the free edges of said floor, and down the rear edge of the upright portion, the'fiange, at theouter end of the floor, being bent over to form a coversupporting ledge, and re-enforcing ribs extending vertically on said upright portion and outwardly along said floor.

' 17. In a knock-clown sound-deadening easing for a typewriting machine, comprising a body-part and a cover; an integral side Wall for the hodypart, comprising an upright portion, an outwardly-extending floor to form with the cover a chamber to accoinmodate the travel of the carriage, a continu ous flange projecting inwardly and extending upwardly along the front edge of said upright portion, around the free edges of said floor, and down the rear edge of the up right portion, the flange, at the outer end of the floor, being bent over to form a coversupporting ledge, and lugs on the flange at the front of the upright portion, and hav ing aligned openings for connecting the side Wall With the front Wall of the casing.

18. In a knock-down sound-deadening casing, a back Wall having lateral extensions near its upper edge and offset portions along its sides and the lower edges of the extensions, to form depressions to receive flanges on the side Walls of the casing.

BURNHAM G. STICKNEY.

\Vitnesses MARION R. MOCAFFREY, CATHERINE A. NEWELL. 

